Topic:"Regulatory Approval Processes" in M03339

June 30, 2010 Nancy McNeil Clerk of the Board Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board 1601 Lower Water Street, 3 rd Floor PO Box 1692, Unit "M" Halifax, NS B3J 3S3

AI summary A letter dated June 30, 2010, from Nancy McNeil, Clerk of the Board at the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board, addresses a regulatory proceeding. The document includes contact information for the Board but does not elaborate on specific proceedings, arguments, or topics under discussion.

Re: Nova Scotia Power Inc. - 2010 Annual Capital Expenditure Plan (2010-2014) (ACE Plan) P-128.10 Dear Ms. McNeil, The Board's Order dated May 11, 2010, includes the following directive: IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that NSPI submit by June 30, 2...

AI summary Nova Scotia Power Inc. (NSPI) responds to the Board's May 11, 2010, order requiring detailed capital expenditure filings, processes for unforeseen expenditures, and alignment with legislative changes. NSPI outlines procedures for U&U projects, filing schedules, and compliance with updated approval thresholds. Attachments 1 and 2 provide supporting details.

ure filings and raising the limit of expenditures not requiring Board approval from $25,000 to $250,000 as per recent changes to the Public Utilities Act. The Board has not yet received this filing. As noted during the 2010 ACE Plan presen...

AI summary The Board requests detailed 2011 ACE Plan filings from NSPI, emphasizing public transparency and comprehensive project information. It criticizes categorizing projects solely by cost and mandates full disclosure of routine expenditures, aligning with updated Public Utilities Act provisions raising expenditure approval limits to $250,000.